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he appeals to some voters that obama does not appeal to simply because he's been there along time. i think brown ends up being safe. bill nelson has survived an onslaught of more than $20 million in outside ad spending. he's running against representative connie mack. while mack has had the potential to make it real contest, he has not. nelson is running it pretty close, six. . that's our it will end up on election day,. virginia was tied for very long time. there were 6000 poles in a row that showed it at a tie. -- there were 6000 polls in a row that showed it at a tie. we did the washington post poll that showed romney leading by a much larger number of earlier this week i do and think tim kaine is ahead by 3 points. on election day, this will be really close contest. i still give tim kaine the edge, a tort allen is not dead by any means. host: if you are interested in hearing from those candidates, we have covered many of the debates in the closely contested senate races. c-span.org to find them. reid wilson, editor-in-chief of the hotline. thanks for your time. guest: thank you
he appeals to some voters that obama does not appeal to simply because he's been there along time. i think brown ends up being safe. bill nelson has survived an onslaught of more than $20 million in outside ad spending. he's running against representative connie mack. while mack has had the potential to make it real contest, he has not. nelson is running it pretty close, six. . that's our it will end up on election day,. virginia was tied for very long time. there were 6000 poles in a row that...
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we know that obama's struggling with white voters. a state obama won by ten points last time and keep in mind that means it's closer than wisconsin, pennsylvania, closer than a whole bunch and closer than nevada, states recognized as battlegrounds and a democratic history and makes it difficult for romney and not hard to see why the combination of results of a last few elections and the state's demographics could put it in play. other hand, polls show obama ahead and 50%. the campaigns have an investment there and they don't take the evidence of a strong race and inclined to think although minnesota is closer than people think it's probably not going romney's way. >> nate, let's talk about ohio. the sort of premier swing state. you have made the point of a state filled with white working class voters and elsewhere turned on obama in four years and if they had in ohio like they have elsewhere this would be a pretty easy romney feat and obama's ahead by a few points and been a consistent leap. i want to run a number that jumped out at m
we know that obama's struggling with white voters. a state obama won by ten points last time and keep in mind that means it's closer than wisconsin, pennsylvania, closer than a whole bunch and closer than nevada, states recognized as battlegrounds and a democratic history and makes it difficult for romney and not hard to see why the combination of results of a last few elections and the state's demographics could put it in play. other hand, polls show obama ahead and 50%. the campaigns have an...
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by that we mean they know how to get voters out to the polls. typically, democrats win the election ahead of election day, while republicans gain the most votes on election day. but the not so secret advantage, if you will, depends on democrats having enough time to collect the votes early. and that's been denied for the past two or three days. a slowed down ground game for the democrats will help the republicans, particularly in the battleground states like ohio, new hampshire, virginia, north carolina, all of which have suffered from this monster storm. >> the romney camp has had to cancel a lot of their campaign stops, as well. and now they're talking about maybe moving into these areas to make it a campaign sort of walk around and talk to the people that have been impacted. will that help them? >> romney has to be careful on what he does over the next couple of days. remember libya and how he went to it to talk about what the president did wrong? guess what? he can't make it look like he's capitalizing on obama's inability to campaign during
by that we mean they know how to get voters out to the polls. typically, democrats win the election ahead of election day, while republicans gain the most votes on election day. but the not so secret advantage, if you will, depends on democrats having enough time to collect the votes early. and that's been denied for the past two or three days. a slowed down ground game for the democrats will help the republicans, particularly in the battleground states like ohio, new hampshire, virginia, north...
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what is internal polling showing about how many of those voters president obama could capture? >> i do not want to talk about internal polling, but let me say this, based on what i am seeing, i am very confident the president will have a good night here in new -- here on tuesday. we are working hard to make sure we have every obama supporter out there and out there to vote so we do have a victory. i think it will be closer, closer to the 2004 election when senator kerrey won. i do think president obama will pull it off, because he has such an excellent ground game, and because of these big city issues that are born to the people of new hampshire. we talk about real depth is a reduction, the specifics of his plan, unlike mitt romney to has yet to answer how he will pay for his plan. the people understand you want someone willing to talk about specifics, someone who has a record of cutting taxes for working-class and middle-class people. someone who has a record for cutting taxes for small businesses. the president has signed 18 tax cuts into law for small business people. i thin
what is internal polling showing about how many of those voters president obama could capture? >> i do not want to talk about internal polling, but let me say this, based on what i am seeing, i am very confident the president will have a good night here in new -- here on tuesday. we are working hard to make sure we have every obama supporter out there and out there to vote so we do have a victory. i think it will be closer, closer to the 2004 election when senator kerrey won. i do think...
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voters. three new swing state polls show the president still in the lead, although with a margin that is shrinking in florida, virginia and ohio. and instead of campaigning, the president went to the red cross in washington, d.c., yesterday. >> this is a tough time for a lot of people. millions of folks all across the eastern seaboard. but america is tougher. and we're tougher because we pull together, we leave nobody behind, we make sure that we respond as a nation and remind ourselves that whenever an american is in need, all of us stand together to make sure that we're providing the help that's necessary. >> mitt romney will resume a full campaign schedule today, stumping in florida. he held a disaster relief event yesterday in ohio. >> we've got people right now that are having some hard times because of this terrible hurricane and the storm that followed it, and your generosity will make a difference. so i want to thank you. >> i want to bring in usa today's washington bureau chief susan
voters. three new swing state polls show the president still in the lead, although with a margin that is shrinking in florida, virginia and ohio. and instead of campaigning, the president went to the red cross in washington, d.c., yesterday. >> this is a tough time for a lot of people. millions of folks all across the eastern seaboard. but america is tougher. and we're tougher because we pull together, we leave nobody behind, we make sure that we respond as a nation and remind ourselves...
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guest: they are trying to undermine president obama's mrs. mara automobile bailout was great for the state of ohio. that has proven to be a very strong message for president, something that has gotten him some support from voters that he normally would not do well with in some parts of the country, the white working-class voters, specifically in northeastern ohio, those workers are the ones who benefit from the automobile companies the most. so the republicans need to make it known to other ohio voters that, automobile bailout was not great for the state and did not do everything it possibly could. the advertisement their money is based on a bloomberg report and has since been corrected. it's not good for the campaign majore the ceo's of two car companies saying the claim is not true and we're not going to go build jeeps in china or ship jobs overseas, and one of those companies in ohio. it is kind of a fight that the romney campaign has to act because the automobile bailout has been so successful for the president's. host: the front page of
guest: they are trying to undermine president obama's mrs. mara automobile bailout was great for the state of ohio. that has proven to be a very strong message for president, something that has gotten him some support from voters that he normally would not do well with in some parts of the country, the white working-class voters, specifically in northeastern ohio, those workers are the ones who benefit from the automobile companies the most. so the republicans need to make it known to other...
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it was not just the young voters that took obama over the edge in 2008. it was a combination of all call reddens coming together -- coloradans coming together. this was a bold leadership style that people expected some historic achievements in health care reform in pulling our troops in iraq and don't ask, don't tell, wall street reform. what people were excited about in 2008 the continued to be excited about in 2012. we have a group of enthusiastic supporters from across the state that are working incredibly hard to reelect this president. there's no doubt this is going to be a close election. i would not doubt if election night was a long one for all bus. i am confident that the people of colorado are inspired and trust the president enough to put him back in office for another four years. host: how is the democratic party in that state, how are you preparing for possible recount? what is the likelihood of any sort of dispute? guest: we are preparing for the imbalance -- the male in ballots, getting those turned back in. we are planning on ensuring that
it was not just the young voters that took obama over the edge in 2008. it was a combination of all call reddens coming together -- coloradans coming together. this was a bold leadership style that people expected some historic achievements in health care reform in pulling our troops in iraq and don't ask, don't tell, wall street reform. what people were excited about in 2008 the continued to be excited about in 2012. we have a group of enthusiastic supporters from across the state that are...
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ahead 50-45 among likely voters in ohio, that is unchanged from last week. the race has gotten a lot closer in florida where support for governor romney is surging higher. the race there now a virtual tie, 48-47, five weeks ago the president was winning by nine. in virginia the president is leading by two points, 49-47. three weeks ago he was ahead by five. let's talk about these numbers with charlie hurt, a columnist for the washington times. so if you were one of these candidates, which would you rather be given the trend lines, charlie? >> i think that given the fact that all of these polls are closing which, by the way, is not very surprising the polls are closing at this point in the race, but they're all sort of closing in mitt romney's favor, i think i would rather be mitt romney at this exact moment. but, obviously, you know, when you look at polls such as ohio which is, you know, historically a must-win state for either candidate, you know, obama is still faring pretty well according to the polls. and i guess the big question is how much faith we ca
ahead 50-45 among likely voters in ohio, that is unchanged from last week. the race has gotten a lot closer in florida where support for governor romney is surging higher. the race there now a virtual tie, 48-47, five weeks ago the president was winning by nine. in virginia the president is leading by two points, 49-47. three weeks ago he was ahead by five. let's talk about these numbers with charlie hurt, a columnist for the washington times. so if you were one of these candidates, which would...
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while president obama surveys the east coast, mitt romney will spend the day at rallies in florida. republicans say the nominee needs to walk a careful line showing respect for the storm's casualties and making a case for his bid for the white house. >>> the commonwealth has 13 electoral votes and maryland has three hot button referendum issues on the ballot. joining is robert mccarthy to talk about this. i like the halloween garb. >> keeping with the season, tony. >> i should have done the same. there's a lot going on locally. let's talk about maryland because we're seeing the ads, constantly, particularly on gambling, question 7. we have the same sex marriage issue, and we also have another issue which is -- >> the dream act. >> let's talk about those. >> it let's talk about first what's most likely to pass, which is based on the polls. looks like the dream ak, ballot question 4, which would grant in-state tuition at maryland colleges and universities to undocumented immigrants whose families have been paying state taxes all the way through their time in high school. it looks like
while president obama surveys the east coast, mitt romney will spend the day at rallies in florida. republicans say the nominee needs to walk a careful line showing respect for the storm's casualties and making a case for his bid for the white house. >>> the commonwealth has 13 electoral votes and maryland has three hot button referendum issues on the ballot. joining is robert mccarthy to talk about this. i like the halloween garb. >> keeping with the season, tony. >> i...
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and president obama won this state by a large margin back in 2008 with 9%. let's begin with top issues for new hampshire voters. guest: good morning. and before i get started i want to thank c-span and c-span radio on 15 years being on the year. it's been a very valuable resource for some of us. up here in new hampshire we are a swing state four electoral votes. it sound like a small number. but if al gore had won the four votes he would have become president. so they are very important and this state right now is a toss up. the issues are a little bit different here in new hampshire than they would be across the country. unlike a state like nevada that has a higher unemployment rate, new hampshire is at 5.7%. that's higher than it was all summer around 5.2%. this means that jobs and the economy is an issue that is front and center and it is the number one issue but it may not ring home as much as other issues. host: what areas of new hampshire are the swing areas of that state historically, have provided the winner with the electoral votes? guest: well, rig
and president obama won this state by a large margin back in 2008 with 9%. let's begin with top issues for new hampshire voters. guest: good morning. and before i get started i want to thank c-span and c-span radio on 15 years being on the year. it's been a very valuable resource for some of us. up here in new hampshire we are a swing state four electoral votes. it sound like a small number. but if al gore had won the four votes he would have become president. so they are very important and...
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now consider where the voters are overwhelming -- in states where obama is all but certain to win. with huge pluralities. latest poll in new york gives the president a 61-35 advantage over romney. this enormous lead combined with post-storm burden suggests there's markedly less incentive for obama voters to vote. so this is what they're saying about affect the popular vote. it increase the chance obama will lose the popular vote to romney as happened in 2000. split between the popular and the electoral college. he will win the electoral college and the presidency. >> i don't care how we have to win. >> i can breathe now. >> stephanie: it will be worth it just to see the right lose their [ bleep ] that's never happened before. we should be going by the popular vote. hee, hee hee. >> stephanie: let me take a moment to say on al gore's network. [ ♪ nah nah nah nah nah ♪ ] >> stephanie: people in those states may be motivated by what an amazing job the president has done over this to vote and say thank you even if they're in a deep blue state. >> sometimes, i don't care what he cou
now consider where the voters are overwhelming -- in states where obama is all but certain to win. with huge pluralities. latest poll in new york gives the president a 61-35 advantage over romney. this enormous lead combined with post-storm burden suggests there's markedly less incentive for obama voters to vote. so this is what they're saying about affect the popular vote. it increase the chance obama will lose the popular vote to romney as happened in 2000. split between the popular and the...
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mind-boggling how missourians will vote against their own best interest because of obama's skin. and i think for undecided women voters, they should really have a debate between the first lady and ann. that would be very interesting i think. >> i would love to see that. >> stephanie: she's so warm, ann romney. >> ann: stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, get in the ring. this is hard. >> she would talk to michelle like she was the help. that would not go over well. >> did you see this? i swear to god i just don't know if there's anything true that's come out of the romney campaign. the secret audio puts ann romney's favorite family story in question. even their family stories are a bunch of -- >> wow. >> i wish the one about schamus was fake. >> stephanie: in secretly recorded audio my mother jones taken from a $1,000 a plate fund-raiser, mitt strangely contradicts a tale he and his wife have been telling since 2008 reported to be a favorite family story of the romneys. >> favorite family lie. >> like the story she was raised a young poor black child. >> stephanie: i bought
mind-boggling how missourians will vote against their own best interest because of obama's skin. and i think for undecided women voters, they should really have a debate between the first lady and ann. that would be very interesting i think. >> i would love to see that. >> stephanie: she's so warm, ann romney. >> ann: stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, get in the ring. this is hard. >> she would talk to michelle like she was the help. that would not go over well....